I came across this cool online application call See-Click-Fix (www.seeclickfix.com) which lets people post problems they see in their community on a map, alert others and their local government so that the problems can be fixed. For example, if you see graffiti on the side of a building on your street or a broken water pipe, all you do is go to the map, click on the street location and open a ticket where you describe what’s wrong. When it’s fixed, you close the ticket.

I went to the San Francisco map to see what’s broken in my neighborhood and what other people are saying in different parts of the city. In some cases, people complain about dangerous pedestrian crossings, in others, it’s graffiti, broken fire hydrants, and potholes.

Go to www.seeclickfix.com.